Financial Accountant

Williams Racing; Grove; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading motorsport team in the UK is seeking a qualified accountant to drive financial transformation and manage inventory accounting. This role involves leading the month-end close process, collaborating on ERP systems, and supporting audits. Ideal candidates have a solid understanding of accounting principles, experience in a manufacturing environment, and a knack for process improvement. Join a forward-thinking team that values innovation and offers a competitive benefits package including gym access and generous holidays.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Generous holidays

Onsite subsidized restaurant

Free fitness classes

Free parking

Access to gym

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with post-qualification experience.
• Experience in inventory accounting, ideally in a manufacturing environment.
• Solid understanding of accounting principles.
• Proven ability to manage and improve financial processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage the month-end close process ensuring journal accuracy.
• Lead inventory accounting and various additional business areas.
• Manage and reconcile balance sheet accounts.
• Review contract documentation for accounting treatment.
• Support annual statutory and cost cap audits.
• Collaborate on Microsoft Dynamics to maximize automation.
• Contribute to finance transformation projects.

Skills

Problem-solving skills

Analytical mindset

Attention to detail

Strong communication skills

Robust Excel skills

Experience with PowerBI

Experience with D365

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics (ERP)

Hyperion

Job description

Just like our progress on the track at Atlassian Williams Racing we are driving forward a high-performance culture across every part of our organisation. As part of our ambitious finance transformation journey this role goes beyond core monthly accounting and inventory reporting. It offers the opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping how we operate partnering with finance and business stakeholders to deliver meaningful insights streamline processes and build a strong foundation for world-class financial reporting and analysis.

Youll have the autonomy to innovate influence change and contribute to projects that enhance our operational efficiency and doing so youll help us make an impact today shape the future of finance at Williams Racing and find your place within a team that values collaboration continuous improvement and performance at every level.

Key Accountabilities

• Manage the month end close process for your assigned business areas ensuring journals are completed in a technically accurate and timely manner and reconciliations are maintained to a high standard.
• Lead inventory accounting as well as a number of additional areas across the business.
• Manage and reconcile balance sheet accounts resolving reconciling items and delivering improvements to the auditability of the schedules.
• Review contract documentation to ensure correct accounting treatment and prepare technical accounting papers.
• Support the annual statutory and cost cap audits.
• Collaborate to develop the Microsoft Dynamics (ERP) to maximise automation and support accurate financial accounting.
• Contribute to ongoing finance transformation projects helping to build best in class finance systems and processes.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant: ACA ACCA CIMA qualified with post qualified experience
• Manufacturing Environment Experience: Experience with inventory accounting is required (ideally in a manufacturing environment).
• Accounting Principles: Solid understanding required.
• Process Improvement: Proven ability to manage and improve financial processes.
• Skills: Problem-solving analytical mindset attention to detail strong communication skills robust Excel skills experience with PowerBI and D365 beneficial.

Additional Information

We fuel our team with a competitive benefits package including generous holidays vibrant staff events a subsidised onsite restaurant and a range of car schemes. Stay energised with 24/7 access to our gym and free fitness classes like outdoor boot camps Pilates and yoga. With free parking and sprawling green spaces youve got the perfect space to recharge and refocus.

Join a fast-paced future-thinking team thats driving innovation and pushing past engineering boundaries. Here your skills and ideas dont just contribute they will power projects across diverse industries making a real global impact.

Atlassian Williams Racing is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We are happy to discuss reasonable job adjustments.

Remote Work

No

Employment Type

Full-time

Key Skills

SRP systems,Financial Statement Preparation,Accounting Software,Hyperion,Financial Report Writing,GAAP,General Ledger Accounting,Accounting,Regulatory Reporting,Account Reconciliation,SOX,Financial Analysis

Experience

years

Vacancy

1